Are You Being Served?. Image shows from L to R: Mrs. Betty Slocombe (Mollie Sugden), Miss Shirley Brahms (Wendy Richard), Mr. Dick Lucas (Trevor Bannister), Mr. Cuthbert Rumbold (Nicholas Smith), Mr. Mash (Larry Martyn), Mr. Ernest Grainger (Arthur Brough), Mr. Wilberforce Humphries (John Inman), Captain Stephen Peacock (Frank Thornton). Copyright: BBC
Are You Being Served?

Are You Being Served? (1972)

  • TV sitcom
  • BBC One
  • 1972 - 1985
  • 69 episodes (10 series)

Sitcom set in London department store Grace Bros., where the Ladies' Intimate Apparel and Men's Ready To Wear departments are forced to share a floor. Stars Mollie Sugden, Frank Thornton, John Inman, Wendy Richard, Nicholas Smith and more.

Episode menu

Series 10, Episode 7 - The Pop Star

Mr. Spooner's singing talents attract the ears of a record producer, who decides to give him his big break. Much to Spooner's chagrin, the rest of the staff want in on the action too.

Notes

Mrs. Slocombe has light blue hair in this episode.

Broadcast details

Date
Monday 1st April 1985
Time
8:30pm
Channel
BBC One
Length
30 minutes

Repeats

Show past repeats

Date Time Channel
Monday 17th March 2014 4:15pm BBC2
Friday 14th August 2015 3:15pm BBC2
Tuesday 31st July 2018 2:20pm Drama
Tuesday 31st July 2018 6:40pm Drama
Wednesday 7th November 2018 11:00am Gold
Wednesday 7th November 2018 4:20pm Gold
Tuesday 26th March 2019 2:00pm Gold
Tuesday 26th March 2019 6:00pm Gold
Monday 16th September 2019 1:25pm Gold
Tuesday 12th November 2019 1:20pm Gold
Tuesday 12th November 2019 4:40pm Gold
Monday 3rd February 2020 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 26th August 2020 9:40am Gold
Wednesday 26th August 2020 2:20pm Gold
Wednesday 26th August 2020 6:20pm Gold
Thursday 18th March 2021 8:20am Gold
Thursday 18th March 2021 1:00pm Gold
Thursday 18th March 2021 5:40pm Gold
Friday 2nd April 2021 6:00pm Drama
Thursday 9th September 2021 9:00am Gold
Thursday 9th September 2021 12:20pm Gold
Thursday 9th September 2021 6:40pm Gold
Friday 21st January 2022 8:00am Gold
Friday 21st January 2022 12:40pm Gold
Friday 21st January 2022 6:00pm Gold
Friday 1st April 2022 6:00pm Drama
Monday 22nd August 2022 8:55am Gold
Monday 22nd August 2022 6:00pm Gold
Wednesday 15th February 2023 6:00pm Drama
Wednesday 8th March 2023 9:20am Gold
Wednesday 8th March 2023 2:40pm Gold
Wednesday 8th March 2023 6:00pm Gold
Wednesday 30th August 2023 9:00am Gold
Wednesday 30th August 2023 2:20pm Gold
Wednesday 30th August 2023 5:00pm Gold
Tuesday 21st November 2023 9:20am Gold
Tuesday 21st November 2023 3:20pm Gold

Cast & crew

Cast
Mollie Sugden Mrs Betty Slocombe
Frank Thornton Captain Stephen Peacock
John Inman Mr Wilberforce Humphries
Wendy Richard Miss Shirley Brahms
Nicholas Smith Mr Cuthbert Rumbold
Arthur English Mr Beverly Harman
Mike Berry Mr Bert Spooner
Candy Davis Miss Belfridge
Guest cast
Doremy Vernon Diana (Canteen Manageress)
Keith Hodiak Seymour
Nick Ross TV Presenter
Suzy Aitchison Sam (Director's Assistant)
Mary Bradley Cleaner
Joan Dainty Cleaner
Writing team
Jeremy Lloyd Writer
Production team
Martin Shardlow Director
Charles Nicklin Director
Martin Shardlow Producer
David Croft Executive Producer
Mykola Pawluk Editor
Bernard Lloyd-Jones Production Designer

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